{"id":"C1921L00010","name":"Public Trustee Enabling Regulations","slug":"public-trustee-enabling-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"10 of 1921","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20900,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1921L00010-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Trustee Enabling Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES\n\n1921\\. No 10.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT 1914-1916, THE TREATY OF PEACE (GERMANY) ACT 1919-1920 AND THE TREATIES OF PEACE (AUSTRIA AND BULGARIA) ACT 1920.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Trading with the Enemy Act 1914-1916, the Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919-1920 and the Treaties of Peace (Austria and Bulgaria) Act 1920, to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated this twelfth day of January, 1921.\n\nFORSTER,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nW. MASSY GREENE,\n\nMinister of State for Trade and Customs.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nPublic Trustee Enabling Regulations.\n\nShort title.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Trustee Enabling Regulations.\n\nDefinition.\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\n\n“The Minister” means the Minister of State for Trade and Customs.\n\nPowers of Public Trustee.\n\n3. The Public Trustee may, when so authorized in writing by the Minister—\n\n(a) advance to any person out of moneys vested in him in pursuance of the Trading with the Enemy Act 1914-1916, the Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919-1920 or the Treaties of Peace (Austria and Bulgaria) Act 1920, such sums on such terms and conditions, and for such purposes as the Minister directs;\n\n(b) make such investments of moneys so vested in him as the Minister directs; and\n\n(c) borrow money for such purposes and upon such terms and conditions as the Minister directs.\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2058},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose of enabling the Public Trustee to manage financial transactions regarding WWI enemy assets. The three specific powers (advancing, investing, and borrowing) directly support the administration of the Trading with the Enemy and Treaty of Peace Acts without expansion into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative provisions (sections 1-3)","Single defined term ('The Minister')","No nested conditions or exceptions","Simple delegation structure: Minister authorizes → Public Trustee acts","No internal cross-references beyond the empowering Acts listed in the preamble"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation gives the Public Trustee special financial powers to manage funds seized from German, Austrian and Bulgarian subjects under WWI and peace-treaty arrangements. With ministerial authorization, the Trustee can advance, invest and borrow against those vested funds. It affects claimants to those enemy-era assets and anyone dealing with the Trustee over their administration and distribution."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-trustee-enabling-regulations","history":"/api/acts/public-trustee-enabling-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-trustee-enabling-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-trustee-enabling-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-trustee-enabling-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-trustee-enabling-regulations/documents"}}